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Nabhirai

The 14th Manu of the present Avasarpini, and father of Ṛṣabha. The father of Nabhirai and grandfather of Ṛṣabha was Vajranabha This name, also present in Hindu literature, married his son to Marudeva’s daughter. So for the first time marriage did NOT take place between brother and sister. Thus marriage was instituted. Before that time people were born in pairs – twins (m+f). The twins lived together and procreated. So in that period of time, in which period when humanity was sustained by wish fulfilling trees (kalpa trees), only m-f twins were born. Ṛṣabha, Marudevi (his mother) and Nabhirai (his father) were the first people to be born alone).

Nāmakarma The karmas which determine the physical appearance of any creature. There are many times relating to body form, color, skin type, attributes such as wings and joints, pleasant or unpleasant outlook, etc.

Ṇamokār mantraA prayer of virtues, expressing the worship of Arihanta, Siddha, Ācārya, Upādhyaya and Sādhu, by reciting the ṇamokāra-mantra. They are known as Pañca parameṣṭhi. Actually the ṇamokāra-mantra is a reverence mantra:Ṇamo arihantāṇaṁ,Ṇamo siddhāṇam,Ṇamo ācāriyāṇaṁ,Ṇamo uvajjhāyāṇaṁ,Ṇamo loe savva sādhūṇaṁ.

Nava /Nine padhārthasPardhārtha indicates in what stage the soul is. The nine padārthas are the same as the seven tattvas, with virtue and sin, puṇya and pāpa, added.

NayasThe way or the angle from which anything can be viewed. One naya looks from one angle and cannot give one the total view at once. one must see the totality (pramām) from all angles.

NemināthaThe 22nd Tīrthaṅkara, who reached his salvation (nirwāṇa) at Girnar mountain in present-day Gujarat. He was a cousin of Kṛṣṇa, but according to Jains that was much earlier than where the Hindus place Kṛṣṇa, i.e. a little over 5100 years ago.

Nikat bhavyaA soul which has accomplished already so much that it has to be reborn physically only one or at most three more times.